Recent content by Lone Star

Well, that certainly clears things up! As far as 'causing confusion', it happens to the best of us from time to time! ;) ;)

GA EMT-IV must be a local critter since neither the State of GA or the NREMT have provisions for that title. According to the State of GA, it only recognizes 3 standard levels of licensure EMT-B, EMT-I and EMT-P...

Police ARE part of the legal profession, they are the Law Enforcement division of the Legal branch of the government (remember the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of government?) The police do not have, nor will they ever have the power to prosecute, that is for the lawyers; but...

I used to live in the Flint area...

Troll or Yooper?

What I'm finding amusing is that with all the members chiming in from California, not one has backed your play on this one. I'm thinking that there has GOT to be at least ONE other California EMT that would corroborate what you're saying IF in fact, it were illegal in California...

If you're 'in the middle of an IFT run', why are you stopping at another call in the first place? How was this handled? Did you have a patient on board? Did one crew member evaluate/treat the MVA patient? Did both partners leave the IFT patient unattended? Getting redirected...

Hoosier Dispatcher?!

Does PA have a 'grace period' after your license expires for you to complete your CEU's and reapply for your license?

I stumbled upon this quite by chance, and felt that it was worth passing along: FDA pulls Darvon painkiller due to safety risks First approved in the 1950s, opioid can cause dangerous heart rhythms, officials say By MATTHEW PERRONE The Associated Press updated 11/19/2010 12:52:52...

GA does have a reciprocity agreement with FL. SC only has reciprocity with 17 states. There is (or was last I knew) legislation trying to work its way through Capitol Hill regarding a federal firearms license, so that one could potentially carry concealed weapons in all 50 states.

Two shot in South Richmond store By Reed Williams Published: July 12, 2009 A gunman who had wounded a shopkeeper and opened fire on several customers was stopped yesterday when another man shot him at the store in South Richmond, authorities said. The violent attempted robbery took...

Page 5, post #48: When I got my concealed pistol license, I had to attend a NRA approved safety class. Part of that class was education on 'shoot/no shoot situations'. Not all states require this training, but I'm glad I have it. Another part of this class was demonstrating a...